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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 26, 1962
Page
6
Pounding the sports beat, Acton Merchants surge with 15 to 20 hits per game while questioning pitching quality. Youth infusion and midweek schedules challenge defense as the club posts mixed results, while local softball and baseball fields improve and school football prepares for a six team league.
Parks Board continued talks with Gow, Hurst, and secretary about grading, arena acoustics, and big ad time clocks. They plan ad contracts and wall forms for agreements, noting costs of 73 and 125 for lists, with no seconder yet.
Acton Merchants overwhelmed Georgetown Cottons 19 to 1 on a Saturday afternoon, consolidating fourth place in Halfon County intermediate baseball. McLaren started for Georgetown, Brattain for Acton, as Acton piled up 13 hits and exploded for seven runs in the fourth inning. Monir Cain Denis Gibbons and Harald Townstey led the Merchant hitting with three apiece, with Lynn stirring action in the lineup and Brattain closing out the game.
Frank Daley pitched a three hitter and Frank Spiel vogel powered the Firemen with a two run homer a double and a single aiding a 7 to 1 Wednesday night win over Rae West's Legion. Jim Soli and Bill Soli worked the Legion hurlers while Harold Towns Walk and Mick Halmes contributed for the Firemen in a crisp nine inning affair.
Howie Cain posts a .314 batting average to pace the Acton Merchants, a strong Hatton County Baseball Apsucia club. Raul Lawson and Harald Townsley chase with .402 and .482 marks as the Merchants rank fourth in the six-team league.
A Brookurtle Hall event featured Thyded and a duet by McLeods. Guests enjoyed supper, slides of Scotland, and a finale by Mehead's orchestra. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Y Jolupsen of Gasport Michigan and other local families.
Guides at Camp Pann Acton pris attend the Hamilton area Guide camp in Dunnville this week. Ruth Ann Leatherland Danet and Nunes Roginaldsen arrived at Camp Kina and Vivian Smith who had been ill arrived Wednesday. They expect to be home August 4. Janet a Ranger is a leader-in-training at camp.
A chaotic game report notes umpires subjected to verbal abuse from Legionnaires amid a tense crowd. Scattered names appear as players and officials are listed, with references to multiple at bats, hits, and defensive plays.
The notice states mill rate details and a rebate of one percent per month ending the month after December. It indicates taxes are likely posted at the township clerk’s Brookville office and references rates and dates in November and September.
Local sports column describes Pee Wees and Squirts action with Pete Vale and Dow Hank Jes Hippel attending a Garden bye. It covers future matchups, team rosters, and a minor league game where Agion's novice ThiConnss erin won, credit to Mike Carper and Jackie Eninersen.
Church renovations progress at the Peesbytenian GWU H ke. Services conducted by Rev Wilbur Revers and Rev Clafesdal. Attendance noted at United Church Sunday morning with visitors including Dr. and Mrs Kate Reediman.
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